Func_Msgboard: Quake Map Jam 666 : Fire And Brimstone

Posted by DaZ on 2015/07/24 19:05:00

Map Jamming is about creating maps of any size or detail level over several weeks, using a certain theme and/or texture set. Check the readme file in the zip below for further details of what the Jam is about.

Any questions or comments, please post to this thread only.

Theme - Fire and Brimstone
Deadline - 16th August 2015

Texture Wad - There are texture wads for this jam that include many theme related textures. It is not required to use these textures in your level, they are provided for inspiration and convenience only! Check this texture repository
for more wads : https://www.quaddicted.com/files/wads/

Compile Tools - It is recommended that you use EricW's updated Quake compiler suite as they add much new functionality to lighting and visibility. Texture lighting in particular should be very useful for this jam!
Download EricW's tools : http://ericwa.github.io/tyrutils-ericw/
Download worldcraft / Jackhammer fgd for these tools> : https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/33279452/quake4ericwTools.fgd

Engine:
Make it for Fitzquake / Quakespasm, bitches. You know the score.

Theme reference images:
http://daz.fov120.com/images/jam6/theme1.jpg
http://daz.fov120.com/images/jam6/theme2.jpg
http://daz.fov120.com/images/jam6/theme3.jpg
http://daz.fov120.com/images/jam6/theme4.jpg
http://daz.fov120.com/images/jam6/theme5.jpg
http://daz.fov120.com/images/jam6/theme6.jpg
http://daz.fov120.com/images/jam6/theme7.jpg
http://daz.fov120.com/images/jam6/theme8.jpg

It is a good idea to find reference images that you like so you can follow them and avoid staring at a blank editor wondering what to make!

Download the Map Jam 666 zip : http://daz.fov120.com/files/jam666.zip

Also, a reminder : Water Alpha will be set to "1" for this jam! (Not transparent) because lava. Keep this in mind when building your maps!

Feel free to post wip images of your level in this thread! Good luck and GO MAP!

And finally, a list of designers that are streaming their level designs :

http://twitch.tv/ionous (Ionous)
http://twitch.tv/tddaz (Daz)

Post below if you are streaming and I can get the list updated!

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#426 posted by adib on 2015/08/15 06:52:04

Starting to look decent:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y80/amurad/Games/jam6_15_zpscilvx6la.jpg

There is hope.

#427 posted by adib on 2015/08/15 07:09:49

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y80/amurad/Games/jam6_15a_zps2tzjcpqg.jpg

Adib

#428 posted by necros on 2015/08/15 08:41:30

i love those angles and the cramped city feel!

#429 posted by ptoing on 2015/08/15 10:52:22

Nice lighting too.

#430 posted by JneeraZ on 2015/08/15 12:53:58

Yeah, nice stuff adib! Looking very Quakey...

@adib

#431 posted by unbirthday on 2015/08/15 13:33:28

Mate, that lighting and colour is superb.

#432 posted by Rick on 2015/08/15 22:44:31

Water Alpha will be set to "1" for this jam! (Not transparent)

This will be the only forced setting, right?

#433 posted by necros on 2015/08/15 23:14:21

fyi: this can still be worked around. if you want transparent water, make a water brush out of *waterskip.

then, on the surface, make a 1 pixel high func_illusionary brush. On the sides, apply *skip (or *waterskip, it doesn't matter).
On the top and bottom, apply your *water texture.
set 'alpha' to the desired setting on the func_illusionary.

#434 posted by - on 2015/08/15 23:22:36

Note that only works on engines that support the alpha key on brushmodels! Quakespasm and FitzMarkV will use the alpha you set, but there are a bunch of engines which will not.

Necros

#435 posted by ptoing on 2015/08/15 23:32:16

I take it that does not work in all engines. At least it does not seem to work for me in QS.

#436 posted by Rick on 2015/08/15 23:36:06

That's not what I meant. It sounds like r_wateralpha is going to be set in a .rc file. I just want to know if anything else will be set. Players can always override r_wateralpha in the console after the map loads, so it's almost pointless. I might make the lava only 16 units deep anyway.

I wonder if the new surface light works if the offset is below the floor?

#437 posted by ptoing on 2015/08/15 23:45:55

It works below liquid surfaces now, as lights always have. You just have to set the surface offset or what the value is called to a negative number. If it is below the floor, as in inside actual brush geo, then I don't see a way of it working.

Wateralpha

#438 posted by DaZ on 2015/08/15 23:46:14

is the only thing set in the .rc correct

#439 posted by Rick on 2015/08/15 23:53:33

Wateralpha is the only thing set in the .rc correct

Good. I played a pak once that set gl texturemode to some pixelated crap and it really annoyed me.

Well...

#440 posted by necros on 2015/08/16 00:00:28

fitzquake, quakespasm, MarkV, Darkplaces, Super8, FTE...

.alpha is probably the most widely available engine extension.

Rick

#441 posted by DaZ on 2015/08/16 01:57:47

pixelated crap? Fite me irl!

I Concur

#442 posted by ptoing on 2015/08/16 02:16:25

The Quake textures look a lot better with point filtering. I like dem pixels.

Daz

#443 posted by Zwiffle on 2015/08/16 02:36:04

Can I get an extension???

#444 posted by - on 2015/08/16 02:49:50

RIP Zwiffle :_(

Zwiffle

#445 posted by ptoing on 2015/08/16 03:38:28

There's always DLC

DLC HYPE

#446 posted by Breezeep_ on 2015/08/16 03:46:47

I still have to tinker around with gameplay and the last bit of my map, so I'm completely fine with this.

#447 posted by ma†echa on 2015/08/16 04:09:34

So like... Aug16th GMT? I'm in PST (GMT-8) and was kinda hoping to have Sunday to map too��Will need the time for sure (and even then my map is going to be so frickin' primitive IMO) :P

#448 posted by necros on 2015/08/16 05:58:00

whelp........ about 75% done. can I finish all the brushwork tomorrow??? only shub knows.

Closure

#449 posted by ionous on 2015/08/16 07:41:41

/jam6_ionous submitted.

I was sick of this map, and happy to let go of it. There's a lot more I could have smoothed out, but I'm burned out on it.

In unrelated news, I might be streaming later. we shall see.

#450 posted by unbirthday on 2015/08/16 09:33:40

I'm sorry lads - there's no way I can finish this in time. I made the mistake of thinking my first ever quake map release will be an epic. I've learnt a load of stuff in the process, but it's taken a lot of time, research, trial & error, and my silly attempt at building half a city is not finished. I'm going to work on it later, after I've done some smaller quake maps. It will be finished in a few weeks and released separately.

http://imgur.com/x2Z2xOQ

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